Samuel Bowles introduces Kudunomics
Warning! Professor Bowles’s lecture was rich in economic jargon, and I’m not an economist. And it had an unusally high idea density. It’s quite possible… Read More »Samuel Bowles introduces Kudunomics
What if they stop clicking?
Who pays for content and services on the internet? My friend Bo Peabody thinks we should be asking not just whether ad-supported journalism is feasible,… Read More »What if they stop clicking?
Help us find some language data
My colleague Hal Roberts has been hard at work on a fascinating research question: where in the world are the websites we pay attention to?… Read More »Help us find some language data
David Weinberger: what information was
There are many things I admire about my friend and colleague, David Weinberger: his intellectual curiosity, his generosity with his time and guidance, his sense… Read More »David Weinberger: what information was
Mapping Main Street
US politicians talk a lot about Main Street. But what does Main Street actually look like in contemporary America? That’s what Harvard PhD students Jesse… Read More »Mapping Main Street
Herkko Hietanen: The social future of television
Herkko Hietanen of the Helsinki Institute for Information Technology tells his audience at the Berkman Center that “television is really broken.” The medium isn’t rising… Read More »Herkko Hietanen: The social future of television